I am a big believer in doing this woe for yourself, and not for others, but sometimes it sure feels great to get positive feedback from the rest of the world... Today I was in Fred Segal, a "trendy" store in LA, where a size 6 is considered a large (isn't LA great? haha). (btw, I am a guy). I was looking at some pants when this saleswoman approached, and she says "those are too small for you"...hmm, my first reaction, dating way back to several unpleasant size-related shopping experiences, was ouch, that hurts...she pauses and says to me "Yeah, those are a 30 waist, what are you a 34?".

Wow, did that feel great! I am just about a 34 waist now. I always thought a 32 or 34 was the "perfect" waist size for a man (how deep, huh?).

Anyway, 13 months ago I was a 48 waist - all of a sudden at that moment, it hit me what I have accomplished so far; I just felt really good.